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How to pronounce “meretricious”
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Pronunciation guide for meretricious
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of meretricious with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- George Ayittey: Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future 19 minutes
It is a meretricious fandango of imported systems,
- Definition summary
- Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
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How to pronounce meretricious
George Ayittey: Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future 19 minutes
It is a meretricious fandango of imported systems,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “meretricious”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
- (law) Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
- (obsolete) Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
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